Tokyo: My Hundred Demon Scroll

"Human beings started as blank slates."

"But as you get older, the white paper will be stained with all sorts of colors."

Grandpa wants to teach Gu Yun how to protect himself, and the imaginary enemies he sets up include not only monsters, but also humans.

All of this was based on my grandfather's personal experience.

In his youth, he also demonstrated his power to ordinary people.

People were attracted by his charm, and some were even completely captivated by him.

But the result was not good.

Because they ultimately died under the curse of the demons.

This incident caused my grandfather to regret it for the rest of his life.

“When ordinary people are dragged into the world of demons,” Grandpa said, “their risk of being attacked by monsters increases, which means you have to protect them.”

Gu Yun is not even good enough to protect himself, let alone others.

If it's parents or family members, there's nothing that can be done; Gu Yun must protect them.

As for friends, it's best not to drag them into trouble and cause them to die a violent death.

Grandpa has seen too many exorcists who, when performing exorcisms, have ordinary human friends who insist on going along, end up harming themselves and others.

"So, Xiao Gu Yun."

Grandpa said gently, "Remember what Grandpa said."

“Before you tell others the truth, you have to be prepared,” Grandpa said. “You have a responsibility to protect them.”

"Ah."

Iijima snail is undoubtedly a wise and virtuous elder.

Over the past week, Gu Yun has learned a lot from the old man.

"All right."

"let's go."

Grandpa smiled and said, "Today I'm going to take you and Lu to the Fox Forest to visit the fox spirits there."

"Demon fox?"

"It's a fox that has become a spirit, capable of transforming into a human."

Grandpa smiled and said, "Do you remember what Grandpa told you before?"

“Remember,” Gu Yun said, “you must not accept gifts from demons.”

"Yes."

Grandpa said, "But now, I have to change the rule. I won't accept their gifts until I'm able to protect myself."

"Of course, you must not tell Huan about this."

Grandpa was almost certain that Gu Yun would frequently interact with another world.

And this is exactly what the mother least wants to see.

"Don't worry," Gu Yun smiled and said, "This is a secret between my grandfather and me."

"elder brother."

"Oh, and Ritsu too, that's also a secret between Ritsu and me."

Today, not only Gu Yun is going to Fox Forest, but also another grandson of Snail, Iijima Ritsu.

Chapter 6 Fox Forest

"The snail's grandson."

"A girl and a boy."

"Such a strong Iijima family bloodline."

Grandpa walked through the forest, holding a child's hand in each of his two hands.

The surrounding trees swayed, and many figures appeared and disappeared, whispering among themselves, very curious about the identities of the two children beside the grandfather.

"grandfather."

Lu was very timid; he clung tightly to his grandfather, not daring to look at the demons and monsters.

"Don't worry, Ritsu."

Gu Yun said, "They meant no harm."

In a week, Gu Yun learned many basic spells, including one that could sense the malice of monsters and humans.

In Gu Yun's perception, these monsters had very weak demonic power, and most of them were negligible miscellaneous ghosts.

There are a few minor monsters occasionally, but they don't have the power to harm humans.

Moreover, with Grandpa around, even powerful high-level demons probably wouldn't dare to approach easily.

"grandfather."

As Gu Yun walked along, he noticed that the demons' power wasn't very high, and he wondered, "Aren't there any demons here?"

"Demons are not common."

Grandpa smiled and said, "Most of them live in seclusion."

"Most demons in the mortal world have their own territories. The one we are visiting today is a mid-level demon who lives in the forest."

Demons are monsters that can pose a threat to humans.

They are divided into lower, middle, and upper levels according to their demonic power, as well as a special level that is second only to great demons.

Qinglan and Xiaobai are powerful special-grade demons, demons among demons.

They possess the potential to overcome the great demon.

If one day, the two attract enough demons to establish their own Night Parade of One Hundred Demons.

At that time, Qinglan and Xiaobai will rely on the fear of a hundred ghosts to break through to become great demons.

“Demons are just like us humans,” Grandpa said. “Is Xiao Gu Yun in second grade?”

"Ah."

Gu Yun nodded, and Grandpa said, "Would little Gu Yun look down on classmates from poor families?"

"will not."

Perhaps some people would, but Gu Yun certainly wouldn't.

"As expected of Gu Yun."

Grandpa thought to himself that his daughter was right; his grandson was not only a genius, but also exceptionally sensible.

"In my eyes, there is no difference between demons and humans."

Humans measure status by money, while demons determine strength by power.

Humans offended the monsters and were thus punished.

Imagine if the monsters were replaced by humans. If a human offended another human, shouldn't the other party be angry and seek revenge?

"Some sorcerers believe that humans are humans and monsters are monsters."

"It is only natural for humans to protect each other and to exorcise monsters."

But in Grandpa's view, the logic behind this doesn't make sense.

"In this land, the line between ghosts and gods has been blurred since ancient times."

"Ghosts can become gods, monsters can become gods, and so can phantoms."

The Japanese believe that everything dies eventually and becomes a spirit after death.

When a person dies, they become a ghost; when a mountain, river, or lake dies, it becomes a spirit; when an animal dies, it becomes a monster; and when a pot, pan, or dish dies, it becomes a spirit.

This is the origin of the Japanese belief in eight million gods.

Therefore, according to this theory, humans become ghosts after they die.

Are humans human or ghosts?

Just because humans have flesh and blood while ghosts don't, does that mean ghosts aren't human?

What if one day, Gu Yun's mother turned into an evil spirit?

Should Gu Yun deal with her?

Obviously, Gu Yun wouldn't do that.

Because that was his mother.

In Grandpa's eyes, monsters were people of another race.

Monsters use their power to threaten humans, just as wealthy people use their wealth and power to threaten ordinary people.

"When we encounter trouble, we are exorcists."

Grandpa laughed and said, "But what if we have no grudge against each other?"

"Then, Xiao Gu Yun, you can forget their identity as monsters and treat them as a people with their own culture and customs, just like foreigners."

Grandpa's principle was not to become a messenger of justice all over the world just because monsters eat people.

"this…"

Seeing Gu Yun hesitate, Grandpa thought that Gu Yun was still too young to understand these things: "Don't think so much, little Gu Yun, just do what you think is right."

"We are just insignificant individuals."

"The world is vast, and our power is limited; we cannot manage it all."

Of course, if you really do encounter it.

Grandpa told Gu Yun, "Do what you can to maintain the balance between the two worlds and try your best to find an answer that satisfies both sides."